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Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Cross-species transcriptomic plasticity and root architectural adaptations in Brachypodium ( Brachypodium distachyon ) and barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) genotypes under different ammonium and nitrate availabilityHamid Rouina · Dilkaran Singh · Christopher Arlt · Amy Marshall-Colon · Benjamin StichFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1916213
Mini ReviewPublished 29 September 2026Mechanisms for the formation and maintenance of microhabitat self-organization in the root system of orchidJunyang Song · Xinying Hao · Jianfeng Chen · Shankang WangFrontiers in Geneticsdoi 10.3389/fgene.2026.1809943
Original ResearchPublished 4 August 2026Species, cultivar, and cutting maturity drive rooting success in OsmanthusLisa W. AlexanderFrontiers in Horticulturedoi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1815981
ReviewPublished 14 July 2026The role of light in shaping plant growth: mechanisms of photomorphogenesis and hormonal integration during seedling developmentShital Sandhya · Sunita Kushwah · Harshita B. Saksena · Mukesh Kumar · Neeraj Kumari · Soumya Shrivastava · Ashverya LaxmiFrontiers in Plant Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphgy.2026.1886654
ReviewPublished 25 May 2026Microbial interventions in rice rhizosphere engineering: from soil microbiome manipulation to yield stabilityQudrat Ullah · Waqas Haider · Muhammad UsamaFrontiers in Industrial Microbiologydoi 10.3389/finmi.2026.1832866
Original ResearchPublished 3 February 2026Conservation and domestication of young tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia Jack) via evaluating root and shoot traits by combining different light intensities and water levelsHooman Rowshanaie · Hawa ZE Jaafar · Omid RowshanaieFrontiers in Plant Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphgy.2025.1702781
Plant PhysiologyPublished 16 September 2025Dig deeper – insights into the genetic, physiological and climatic implications of deep root architecture of rice plantsRaghuvar Tiwary · Upashna Chettri · Chetana Hasnu · Pratikshya BorahFrontiers in Plant Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphgy.2025.1665196